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11/12/2026

🍁 Grab a flashlight and get ready to explore! Belvedere’s Nature Night is coming up, and we’d love to spend the evening with you.

Join us Wednesday, November 18, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. behind the school for hands-on nature activities indoors and outside, a book fair, and free food from SevaTruck. Bring a flashlight if you can, then come ready for a fun fall evening with our school community!

Scan the QR code on the flyer or visit https://fcpscentral.my.canva.site/nature-night/ for more details. See you there! 🔦🍂

11/12/2026

On November 18, students, families, and community members can walk or bike together in honor of Ruby Bridges.

In 1960, six-year-old Ruby took brave first steps into an all-white elementary school, helping open the door to integration. Her journey reminds us that education creates opportunity and that every one of us can help shape a more equal future.

Walk in her footsteps. Pedal for progress. Choose kindness, include others, and stand against racism and bullying. Every step we take together can help make our community more welcoming for everyone.

Walk for Equality: A community journey for inclusion. 💙💚🚶🏽‍♀️🚲

11/11/2026

Through Trout in the Classroom, our second graders are discovering how trout grow from eggs to fry and what these fish need to thrive. As they care for the trout, students build responsibility for living things and learn how healthy waterways support wildlife and connect to our own community.

This hands-on experience reflects our PYP approach: students ask questions, make connections to the world around them, and think about how they can help care for it.

A big thank-you to Ms. Andrea for her hard work in securing this program and bringing this learning opportunity to our students! 🐟💧

11/10/2026

📚 The Belvedere Book Fair is coming! 📚

Get ready to discover your next favorite book! The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Belvedere library November 16–20. Students will have two opportunities to visit during the school week.

Families are invited to shop, too:

📅 Wednesday, November 18: 4:05–5:30 p.m. and during Nature Night, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
📅 Thursday, November 19: 4:05–6:00 p.m.
📅 Friday, November 20: During Thanksgiving lunch times and until 2:00 p.m.

Pay with cash, check, debit or credit card, or eWallet. You can also shop online November 13–26. All proceeds support Belvedere’s classroom libraries and school library! 💙📖

Want to help? We need volunteers to assist students, cashier, and help with set-up and clean-up. Adult volunteers receive a free book fair item!

🔗 Shop the fair, set up an eWallet, or donate to Share the Fair:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/belvedereelemschool

🙋 Sign up to volunteer:
https://fcps.click/besbfvolunteer

11/09/2026

📚🎉 THE BES PTA READ-A-THON STARTS TODAY! 🎉📚

Grab a book, find a cozy spot, and LET’S READ! Our Read-A-Thon runs November 9–30, and we are so excited to get our whole school reading together! 💙📖

This year, we’re setting a schoolwide goal of $20,000 to help support field trips and classroom supplies. 💰 We’re asking students and families to collect monetary pledges of support from friends, family, and neighbors to help us reach our goal!

But here’s the most important part: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DONATE TO PARTICIPATE! ❤️ We want every student to join in, build great reading habits, and log those minutes!

And there are some pretty fun class rewards along the way! 🎉

🐻 When a class reaches 3,000 total minutes: Bring a stuffy to school!
😴When a class reaches 5,000 total minutes: Pajama Day!
🍕 The class with the most total reading minutes: Pizza party!
🎉 If our school reaches $20,000: EXTRA RECESS for everyone!

More information was sent home in the Read-A-Thon flyer in Friday folders last Friday, and families should also have received an email from 99Pledges, our fundraising platform.

So whether you’re reading for 10 minutes or 100 minutes, every minute counts toward your class goal! ⏰📚

Let’s make this a month filled with books, reading, and lots of Bulldog pride! 🐾💙

Happy Reading, Belvedere! 📖✨

11/02/2026

☕ Join us for a Parent Coffee! Families are invited to learn about Belvedere’s counseling program and how Second Step supports students’ social-emotional growth.

📅 November 19
🕤 9:30–10:30 a.m.
📍 Belvedere ES Parent Center, 6540 Columbia Pike, Falls Church
💻 Join online at https://fcps.click/pc2

Questions? Contact Mrs. Iva Plazas at 703-916-6800. This event is courtesy of Title I FCPS.

Address

6450 Columbia Pike
Falls Church, VA
22041

Telephone

+17039166800

Website

https://belvederees.fcps.edu/

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